Great Britain’s women are Olympic champions for the first time after Maddie Hinch and Hollie Webb’s penalty shootout heroics in tonight’s (August 19) Olympic final ended Holland’s dynasty in the Games.

Great Britain celebrate a gold medal in the women's hockey following the gold medal match at the Olympic Hockey Centre on the Fourteenth day of the Rio Olympics Games, Brazil. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday August 19, 2016. Photo credit: David Davies/PA Wire.

McCallin was given a warm send off to Brazil by the residents of her home village of Dry Doddington as they packed the green to wave Union Flags and send her a good-luck video message and there were celebrations in the village after the dramatic shootout victory.

Her grandmother Eva Nullis - a former hockey player herself, who first got to see McCallin, a former KGGS pupil, play on the international stage when she won gold with England in last year’s European Championship in London - led the messages of support, which also featured neighbours, friends, former schoolmates and babysitters.

Youngsters at McCallin’s former primary school, Long Bennington, also sent her messages of support before the final.

Kate Richardson-Walsh blocked Naomi van As’ shot as Holland threatened once more before Sophie Bray conjured up a goal for Owsley with a juggling run and shot. The ball rebounded for Owsley to sweep in her fourth of the tournament.

Holland took the direct route to equalise as Lidewij Welten held off Kate Richardson-Walsh and fed Van Male, whose reverse-stick strike found the net.

Cullen was sin-binned for two minutes and Hinch made a double save following a penalty corner to keep Britain level.

Van As hit the bar with another reverse strike.

Two more Dutch penalty corners followed and Paumen stroked in from the second of them. It was her 195th goal on her 235th appearance.

But Cullen found a gaping hole on the Dutch left and swept the ball in.

Holland penned Britain deep in their own half in the third quarter, forcing a succession of penalty corners.

The Dutch breakthrough came when, instead of shooting, Paumen returned the ball to Van Male to tuck in from close range and restore the lead.

England were 2-0 down at the end of the third quarter in the European Championship final last year against Holland and responded to draw 2-2 and win on penalty flicks. So Britain knew they were not out of it with 15 minutes remaining.

Britain pressed forwards and White bundled in following a penalty corner to equalise.

And the destination of the gold medal was determined by a penalty shootout.

Helen Richardson-Walsh and Alex Danson were denied, but Hinch twice kept the Dutch at bay to keep Britain level.

Twigg was fouled by Dutch goalkeeper Joyce Sombroek, so the penalty was upgraded to a flick and Helen Richardson-Walsh scored.

Hinch saved again, this time from Leurink, but Laura Unsworth blazed her effort over.

Margot van Geffen beat Hinch, but hit the post, meaning if Hollie Webb scored Britain would be champions. And she duly delivered.